Find out more about the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that explores subjects having to do with open educational resources and massively open online courses. Recent advances in distance learning are empowering people all around the world to take part in classes via the Internet. Massively open online courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of topics that distance learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because distance learning technology is developing so rapidly. How can institutions make sure that the schooling provided by these MOOC courses is acceptable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online courses? What business models are being used by organizations like Germany to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high student attrition?

As digital elearning technology becomes more procurable there is a increasing desideratum to understand how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Instructors and many other participants need to better understand these significant new open education initiatives. Public servants want to know how massively open online courses can be made better. To satisfy this growing desideratum for knowledge the sensational new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource topics. This new book also investigates the controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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